Borough police accuse the two of smashing two front windows of the business, owned by Tony Joseph, and removing items between 5 and 6 a.m. Thursday. Curtaccio and Rosenburg were arrested early Friday.

Taken in the burglary were five Pittsburgh Steelers 75th anniversary "throw back" jerseys valued at $275 each, a total of $1,375. They are also accused of damaging two windows worth $900 each.

Around 11 p.m. Thursday, police received information accusing Curtaccio and Rosenburg of committing the burglary. Police spoke with a family member of Curtaccio at his residence, and officers were told he was wearing a jersey matching one of those taken earlier in the day. The family member found two of the jerseys hidden under the front porch and gave them to police, court documents stated.

Around 4 a.m. Friday, police were informed Curtaccio was returning home from West Wind Village, were Rosenburg, resides. The vehicle Curtaccio was driving was stopped by police along Fourth Street at Crescent Avenue and police determined he was wearing one of the stolen jerseys, according to court documents.

Police placed Curtaccio under arrest and he later issued a confession that implicated Rosenburg in the crime.

Around 5:30 a.m. Friday, Ellwood City, Wayne Township and state police went to Rosenburg's residence and placed him under arrest.

The owner of the trailer gave police permission to search it, and during the search Rosenburg told police that the jerseys were at an Ellport residence. The owner of the home allowed a search and one of the jerseys was located in an upstairs closet, police said.

Court documents also state that Curtaccio and Rosenberg called the Mahoney Avenue, Ellport, resident the morning of the burglary and that he went to Curtaccio's residence to pick them up and brought them to his residence around 6 a.m. Thursday. The Ellport man was not charged in the incident.

Curtaccio and Rosenberg were arraigned before District Judge Jerry G. Cartwright Jr. Friday morning and lodged in the Lawrence County Jail after failing to post $2,500 bonds. Cartwright also issued a detain order against Rosenburg for failure to pay $237.70 in prior fines.

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